Aisha Fukushima

Aisha Fukushima is a Public Speaker, Singer-Songwriter, and Facilitator.

In 2009, Fukushima founded RAPtivism (Rap Activism), a hip-hop project spanning 20 countries and four continents. Since then, she has continued amplifying universal efforts for freedom and justice. She is a multilingual, multiracial African American Japanese woman who has done lectures and performances everywhere from the United States to Morocco, Japan, Belarus, Nepal, South Africa, Senegal, India, Kazakhstan, and beyond.

With nearly 20 years of cultural activism experience under her belt, Fukushima expertly strategizes at the intersection of social justice and the arts. As a public speaker, she blends the art of performance and lecture. In her workshops she engages people through storytelling, writing exercises, movement, and song. In this way, Fukushima helps organizations deepen their commitment to social justice on a heart, mind, and soul level.

Fukushima’s work has been featured by Oprah Magazine, TEDx, KQED Public Television, The Seattle Times, TV 2M Morocco, The Bangalore Mirror, HYPE (South Africa’s #1 Hip Hop Magazine), and more. She also been featured on event lineups alongside Bernie Sanders, Emory Douglas (Black Panthers), KRS-One, Tim Wise, Herbie Hancock, Christian McBride, adrienne maree brown, Ibram X. Kendi, Boots Riley, Angela Davis, Favianna Rodriguez, Flobots, The Isley Brothers, and M1 (Dead Prez). In 2021 she was awarded Whitman College’s Trailblazer Award for Diversity and Inclusion. She is also the recipient of World Trust’s award for Social Justice Leadership Through Hip-Hop.

Fukushima currently is located in Copenhagen, Denmark where she enjoys riding her bike, spending time by the ocean with her partner, and drinking strong coffee at local cafes.